The Great Hack

1h 54min

Documentary

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

Production Companies

Noujaim Films

The Othrs

Cast

Brittany Kaiser

Brittany Kaiser

Self - Former Dir. of Business Development, Cambridge Analytica
David Carroll

David Carroll

Self - Associate Professor Parsons School of Design
Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Paul-Olivier Dehaye

Self - Founder @PersonalDataIO
Ravi Naik

Ravi Naik

Self - Data Rights Solicitor
Julian Wheatland

Julian Wheatland

Self - Former COO/CFO Cambridge Analytica/SCL
Carole Cadwalladr

Carole Cadwalladr

Self - Investigative Journalist for The Guardian
Christopher Wiley

Christopher Wiley

Self - Former Cambridge Analytica Employee and Whistleblower
Paul Hilder

Paul Hilder

Self - Writer/Political Technologist
Emma Graham-Harrison

Emma Graham-Harrison

Self - International Affairs Correspondent, The Observer
Gill Phillips

Gill Phillips

Self - Legal Council, The Guardian
Sarah Donaldson

Sarah Donaldson

Self - Arts Editor, The Observer
Roger McNamee

Roger McNamee

Self - Early Facebook Investor
Alexander Nix

Alexander Nix

Self - CEO, Cambridge Analytica (archive footage)
Steve Bannon

Steve Bannon

Self - Former Chief Executive Trump Campaign (archive footage)
Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg

Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)
Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage

Self (archive footage)
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Self (archive footage)

Release date

26th Jan 2019

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English